The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... animals , while those in the ship saw seals and whales in abundance . Chancelor pro- ceeded to St. Nichola in the White Sea , and returned home through Russia by way of Moscow . His success led to the establishment of the Muscovy or ...
... animals , while those in the ship saw seals and whales in abundance . Chancelor pro- ceeded to St. Nichola in the White Sea , and returned home through Russia by way of Moscow . His success led to the establishment of the Muscovy or ...
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... reindeer , musk oxen , and other ter- restrial animals occur in great abundance , while the climate seems to be mild . Another important voyage INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 26 29 was made in the autumn 28 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... reindeer , musk oxen , and other ter- restrial animals occur in great abundance , while the climate seems to be mild . Another important voyage INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 26 29 was made in the autumn 28 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ruminant migrating animals that may have influenced the dis- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER , 47 tribution of the vegetation by transporting 46 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN ,
... of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ruminant migrating animals that may have influenced the dis- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER , 47 tribution of the vegetation by transporting 46 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN ,
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... animals have come from the north . Probably , too , there is a tract of habitable land between the district north of the Humboldt glacier and the east coast of Greenland , in 76 ° N. And probably also there are natives in these high ...
... animals have come from the north . Probably , too , there is a tract of habitable land between the district north of the Humboldt glacier and the east coast of Greenland , in 76 ° N. And probably also there are natives in these high ...
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... animals as we might be fortunate enough to capture on our way . On the 28th of May we were ready for the sea , but the men seemed evidently anxious to linger as much as possible along shore , and all our efforts to draw them away from ...
... animals as we might be fortunate enough to capture on our way . On the 28th of May we were ready for the sea , but the men seemed evidently anxious to linger as much as possible along shore , and all our efforts to draw them away from ...
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amongst animals Arctic circle Arctic seas Barentsz bear Beerenberg boat Cape Captain coast cold crew Crown 8vo curious danger deer depth difficulty direction distance drift east escape expedition explored fathoms feet fiord floating floe flora force gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hope Humboldt Glacier hummock icebergs Iceland INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey Kennedy Channel Lancaster Sound land latitude look masses miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal North Somerset northern Norwegian Nova Zembla object observed once open sea open water ourselves pack Parry party Polar Pole present pursuit reached regions reindeer rocks round sail sailors Samoyedes schooner seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledges Smith Sound snow soon southward Spitzbergen sport steamer Strait stream surface temperature thick tion vessel voyage Waigatz walrus warm water weather whale wind winter
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